Mom's Pie Crust

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (i use half this amount)
• 1/3 cup butter flavor shortening
• 3 tablespoons ice water

Recipe

• 1 if you need a pre-cooked pie crust, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 whisk flour and salt in mixing bowl.
• 3 cut in shortening until the mixture resembles peas, using either a fork or an old-fashioned pastry tool.
• 4 add most of the water, sprinkling it around. mix with a fork, adding remaining water if needed. be careful not to overwork dough after adding water.
• 5 gently form into a ball with your hands, then into a disk shape. wrap tightly with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes.
• 6 sprinkle flour on dough board, rolling pin and your hands.
• 7 gently roll out dough, turning in 1/8th turns at first and concentrating on inside of circle rather than outside.
• 8 flip dough once, before it gets too thin. before flipping, sprinkle flour on it.
• 9 when finished rolling, fold in half and transfer to pie plate.
• 10 trim dough 1/2" outside of pie plate and turn under. crimp with your fingers.
• 11 if you need a pre-cooked pie crust, prick the bottom of the pan with a fork a few times, then cook for about 12-15 minutes.
• 12 if needed, you can gently press the bottom of the crust down about half way through cooking.